Excellence in Education since 1890 The MacDuffie School Profile for 2018 - 2019 Steven Griffin, Head of School William B. Morris, Director of College Counseling David Ruiz, Academic Dean Jennifer Rogers, College Counselor CEEB Code: 222045 THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM MacDuffie is an independent college preparatory MacDuffie’s integrated and interdisciplinary approach to school for students in grades 6-12. Founded in 1890 as learning helps students comprehend the broad connections a school for women, MacDuffie began admitting young between and among subjects while learning in-depth men in 1991. The School holds accreditation from the information in each academic discipline. Courses across the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. curriculum emphasize writing, critical thinking and analysis, computer use and research, cooperative learning, and a 2018 - 2019 Enrollment: multicultural focus. Science courses accentuate laboratory 266 students, 128 female, 137 male, 1 gender neutral work, and math courses focus on problem solving. Upper 1 five-day boarding, 120 boarding, 134 day, 11 homestay level language courses employ original texts, and students often excel in national language exams. Geographic Distribution: GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 25 cities and towns Each student must earn a minimum of 20 academic credits in 3 New York cities and towns grades 9-12. Of those, the following are required: 3 Connecticut cities and towns Arizona, Indiana, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania English or ELL*: 4 credits 25 countries worldwide World Languages: 2 credits (3+strongly recommended) FACULTY Mathematics: 3 credits (2 Algebra, 1 Geometry) Science: 2 credits (3+ strongly recommended) 42 teaching faculty Social Studies: 2 credits (U.S. History required) 40% with advanced degrees Fine Arts: 2 credits Average tenure: 6 years Public Speaking: 1/2 credit (or 1 credit of Acting) Average class size: 11 Student/teacher ratio: 7:1 *International students who do not complete English 12 must complete ELL IV to CALENDAR / COURSE LOAD earn a MacDuffie diploma or ELL III to earn the MacDuffie Secondary Diploma. The academic year has two semesters; since the ADVANCED PLACEMENT first ends in January, quarterly grades are sent with AP courses offered include Calculus (AB + BC), Chemistry, all college applications. Exams take place each Computer Science Principles, English (Language + Literature), semester. All full-year courses earn one credit. Classes French, Latin, Physics 1 & 2, Spanish, Statistics, U.S. History, and generally meet for 50-minute periods four days per World History. week; lab sciences meet for double periods weekly. - 73 students took a total of 150 AP exams in 2018 Students must take at least four academic courses - 65% were 3 or above - 38% were 4 or 5 per semester, but the normal load consists of five - 16 students were named AP Scholars based on their or six full credits per year. Many students take four performance on 3 or more exams. years of all five major subjects plus arts, electives, and physical education. CLASS RANK The School’s policy is not to rank its students. CLASS OF 2018 CLASS OF 2019

Students: 77 Students: 73 Highest GPA: 4.24 (weighted) Highest GPA: 4.22 (weighted) Mean GPA: 3.29 (weighted) Mean GPA: 3.29 (weighted) Mean SAT: EBR + W: 605, M: 665 Mean SAT: EBR + W: 630, M: 670 Mean ACT: 26 Mean ACT: 26

66 School Street macduffie.org 413.255.0000 (phone) Granby, MA 01033 413.467.1607 (fax) GRADING SYSTEM UPPER SCHOOL COURSES COMPUTING HONOR ROLL GRADE DISTRIBUTION MacDuffie grades on a letter scale, “A” to “F,” with pluses and Subject A B C D F minuses. At the end of each term, students may earn Honors (“B” or better in each course), High Honors (“A” or better in three courses English 52 105 29 7 1 with a “B” or better in other courses), or Maximum Honors (all World Languages 67 35 15 4 - “A”s). Grades are weighted for determining grade point averages. For example, in Honors courses, a “B” counts as a “B+”; for AP Mathematics 89 83 28 8 1 couses, a “B” becomes an “A-”. Sciences 73 100 38 17 1 A+ 4.33 B+ 3.33 C+ 2.33 D+ 1.33 History 86 92 30 5 - A 4.00 B 3.00 C 2.00 D 1.00 Arts 168 64 18 4 - A- 3.67 B- 2.67 C- 1.67 D+ 0.67

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